The Ishtar Gate, the main gate of Babylon built during the reign of Nebuchadnezzar II (605-562 BCE). Glazed tiles with mythical animals, bulls and griffins. The gate was dedicated to the goddess Ishtar, a mother-and love goddess related to Astarte and Tanit.

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Caption: The Ishtar Gate, the main gate of Babylon built during the reign of Nebuchadnezzar II (605-562 BCE). Glazed tiles with mythical animals, bulls and griffins. The gate was dedicated to the goddess Ishtar, a mother-and love goddess related to Astarte and Tanit.

Personalities: NEBUCHADNEZZAR II (605-562) • BABYLON

Classification: ARCHITECTURE ~ ANT. OR.: BABYLON ~ 7TH BCE

Location: Staatl. Museen, Pergamonmuseum, Berlin, Germany

Credit: Erich Lessing / Album

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Image size: 4926 × 6651 px | 93.7 MB

Print size: 41.7 × 56.3 cm | 1939.4 × 2618.5 in (300 dpi)

Keywords: 7TH BCE • 7TH CENTURY B. C. • 7TH CENTURY BC • 7TH CENTURY BCE • ANCIENT NEAR EAST • ANCIENT OR. GODDESS ISHTAR • ANCIENT ORIENT • ANIMAL MYTHOLOGICAL • ANIMAL • ANIMALS • ANT. OR. • ANT. OR.: ANTIQUITIES, ORIEN • ANT. OR.: BABYLON • ANT. OR.: MESOPOTAMIA • ANTIQUITIES ORIENTAL: ANTIQUITIES, ORIEN • ANTIQUITIES ORIENTAL: BABYLON • ANTIQUITIES ORIENTAL: MESOPOTAMIA • ANTIQUITIES, ORIENTAL • ARCHITECTURAL • ARCHITECTURE • ARCHITECTURE. • ASTARTE, GODDESS • ATRIUM • AZULEJO • BABYLON • BLUE ROLLER • BULL (BOVINE) • BULL • BULLS • CERAMIC TILE • CULT • CULT, ANCIENT ORIENT • DOOR • DOORWAY • FABULOUS ANIMAL • FABULOUS ANIMALS • FAUCET • GATE • GLAZED BRICK • GLAZED TILE • GOD • GODDESS ASTARTE • GODDESS ISHTAR • GRIFFIN • GRIFFON • HALL • INNER DOOR • ISHTAR GATE • ISHTAR, GODDESS • MAIN DOOR • MESOPOTAMIA • MESOPOTAMIAN • MITOLOGICO ANIMAL • MYTHOLOGICAL ANIMAL • MYTHOLOGICAL ANIMAL: ALL • MYTHOLOGICAL BEAST • MYTHOLOGY • NEBUCHADNEZZAR II • ORIENTAL ANTIQUITIES • PORTAL • PORTICO • RITE • RITUAL • STAATL. MUSEEN, PERGAMONMUSEUM, BERLIN, GERMANY • TILE TILES • TILE • TILES (FLOOR) • TILES • TILING • TOROS • WATER